Conservation Physiology Pubs
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Tornabene, BJ, BR Hossack, and CW Breuner (2023) Assay validation of saliva glucocorticoids in Columbia Spotted Frogs and effects of handling and marking. Conservation Physiology 11(1):coad078
Tornabene, BJ, EJ Crespi, CW Breuner, BR Hossack (2023) Testing whether adrenal steroids mediate phenotypic and physiological effects of elevated salinity on larval tiger salamanders. Integrative Zoology 18(1):27-44
Tornabene, BJ, CW Breuner, BR Hossack, EJ Crespi (2022) Effects of salinity and a glucocorticoid antagonist, RU486, on waterborne aldosterone and corticosterone of northern leopard frog larvae (2022) General and Comparative Endocrinology 317:113972
Pero, EM, MC Chitwood, AM Hildreth, BJ Keller, RJ Millspaugh, JA Sumners, LP Hansen, JL Isabelle, CW Breuner, and JJ Millspaugh (2022) Physiological acclimation of elk during population restoration in the Missouri Ozarks, USA. Conservation Physiology 10(1):coac009
Tornabene, BJ, CW Breuner, and BR Hossack (2021) Comparative Effects of Energy-Related Saline Wastewaters and Sodium Chloride on Hatching, Survival, and Fitness-Associated Traits of Two Amphibian Species. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 40(11): 3137-3147
Tornabene, BJ, EJ Crespi, BA Traversari, KM Stemp, CW Breuner, CS Goldberg, and B Hossack (2021) Low prevalence of ranaviruses in the Prarie Pothole Region of Montana and North Dakota. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 147:149-154
Tornabene, BJ, BR Hossack, EJ Crespi, and CW Breuner (2021) Corticosterone mediates a growth-survival tradeoff for an amphibian exposed to increased salinity. Journal of Experimental Zoology-A Ecological and Integrative Physiology, DOI: 10.1002/jez.2535
Tornabene, BJ, BR Hossack, EJ Crespi, and CW Breuner (2021) Evaluating corticosterone as a biomarker for amphibians exposed to increased salinity and ambient corticosterone. Conservation Physiology 9(1): coab049; doi:10.1093/conphys/coab049.
Tornabene, B, C Breuner, and B Hossack (2020) Relative Toxicity and Sublethal Effects of NaCl and Energy-Related Brines on Prairie Amphibians. Aquatic Toxicology v22; 10526
Hansen, W, L. Bates, S. Gniadek, and CW Breuner (2020) Influence of streamflow on reproductive success in a harlequin duck (Histrionicus histrionicus) population in the Rocky Mountains. Waterbirds 42(4): 411-424 https://doi.org/10.1675/063.042.0406
Berk, SA, JR McGettrick, WK Hansen, and CW Breuner (2016) Methodological considerations for measuring glucocorticoid metabolites in feathers. Conservation Physiology 4(1): cow020; doi:10.1093/conphys/cow020.
Hansen, WH, Bate, LJ, Landry, D., Chastel, O, Parenteau, C, Breuner, CW (2016) Feather and faecal corticosterone concentrations predict future reproductive decision in harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) Conservation Physiology 4(1): cow015 doi: 10.1093/conphys/cow015
Crino, O, EE Johnson, JL Blickley, GL Patricelli*, and CW Breuner* (2013) The effects of experimentally elevated traffic noise on nestling white-crowned sparrow physiology, immune function and life-historyJournal of Experimental Biology 216; 2055-2062 *co-principal investigators
Crino, OL, B Klaassen Van Oorschot, Johnson, EE, JL Malisch and CW Breuner (2011) Proximity to a high traffic road: Glucocorticoid and life history consequences for nestling white-crowned sparrows. General and Comparative Endocrinology 173; 323-332
Ward, C., Fontes, C., Breuner, C., and Mendonca, M. (2007) Characterization and quantification of corticosteroid binding globulin in a southern toad, Bufo terrestris, exposed to coal combustion wasteGeneral and Comparative Endocrinology 152 (1): 82-88